Magical beasts sensed danger differently.
Laser-precise instincts were ingrained within their very being.
Contrary to mental energy, which stemmed from the sea of consciousness, their instincts came from their bodies.
That meant that the thin barrier separating action and thought was removed, replaced by just pure action.
Sure, as the sea of consciousness grew stronger, this barrier was gradually thinned out and the connection between body and mind was faster.
But there was still a thin barrier.
For Liam, this was a little different.
Since he had his Shadow Sense, Spirit Sight, Shifter Sense, and a lot more, the barrier was practically non-existent.
Even Liam was one-third Spirit Beast — though, a Spirit Beast and a Magical Beast weren't the same — which gave him his special Shifter Sense.
Dragons were actually a level beyond that.